SOUTH BEND -- The owner of a family-run restaurant known for its Cajun-style cuisine plans to keep his place cleaner as the county Health Department watches. Taste of New Orleans, 1212 Beyer Ave., is on probation for six months, St. Joseph County Health Department officials announced after a public hearing Thursday morning. That means the owner, Rick Boyce, can expect frequent inspections. The news comes at a time when he's left another full-time job and plans to focus on managing his restaurant and his employees. "As the owner, I feel like I have to live up to the responsibility of making sure everything is up to code for the public," he said after the hearing, which lasted about 20 minutes. During the hearing, Health Department officials detailed the results of a recent inspection, which revealed almost 20 violations. Nick Molchan, the department's administrator, noted that many of the violations dealt with a lack of cleanliness. An inspector found food residue in numerous places, including on a fryer and a thermometer and in a microwave oven. At the hearing, officials quizzed Boyce on what he was doing to fix things. Molchan stressed the importance of hands-on management, noting that it didn't help for Boyce to know the proper cleaning techniques if his employees didn't follow a regular and rigorous cleaning schedule. "You've shown that you have knowledge," Molchan said, "but that doesn't mean anything if you don't follow through." Boyce said he is having his employees attend classes in food preparation, labeling and sanitation, and he plans to ensure they clean properly.